Honda Transalp 750

[Boulder Ed]

I'd love one of those 800's. Never heard of them before. I know the VFR1200X is a very nice bike. But a top heavy low tech piggie despite a glorious engine in it. I have a friend who liked them so much he bought 6 when Honda had a blowout sale on old models a few years back.

 

[Simmons1]

I'd love one of those 800's. Never heard of them before. I know the VFR1200X is a very nice bike. But a top heavy low tech piggie despite a glorious engine in it. I have a friend who liked them so much he bought 6 when Honda had a blowout sale on old models a few years back.

Even less dirt worthy than a Coupe Deville

 

[cabanza]

And it was about as dirt worthy as a Coupe Deville.

True but Honda isn't the only one who's made "road only" adventure looking bike.

 

[cabanza]

The Transalp in grey looks nice btw...

 

[John Bennett]

Honda had an adventure version of the VFR for several years. It was the VFR800X Crossrunner:

Those are awesome.

I have a nation-wide Craigslist Alert for a Honda VFR1200F.

Honda VFR1200F - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

As with the ST1300, I'm noticing these rarely come up for sale.

They are not rare. Honda produced tens of thousands of them.

I theorize that like the VFR sport-bikes, they are so good people simply don't sell them very often.

 

[John Bennett]

This article glazes the TransAlp so hard it has to be paid.

https://www.adventurebikerider.com/5-things-we-learned-about-the-2026-honda-xl750-transalp-e-clutch/

 

[RSTX]

This is a bike that I'm very seriously looking at. I own a NT1100 and a NX500. I like the power and highway acumen of the NT, but I want to be able to ride a dirt road. The NX is great fun on a dirt road and around town, but lacks the britches to do 75 for long stretches. The Transalp seems to be a good alternative to both. Enough power to run a couple of hours on the freeway and still light enough to take on a dirt road. Maybe Goldilocks after all?

 

[John Bennett]

The Transalp seems to be a good alternative to both.

That's my impression.

The TransAlp is right there in the "sweet spot".

Not too big, not too small. Just right for a lot of people's needs.